I never considered myself a person whose was "owned" by my father. Thirty years ago I had both my parents walk me down the aisle, and our minister asked my parents, "who blesses this union?" And together they answered, "we, her parents, do".
Oh okay. And what is your point exactly? That tradition is not implying that the father own the daughter per se. To me it suggest that the dad is the head of the family, the provider, protector, and so on and so forth. And now he is giving the daughter over to the husband to take on that role. Because he is the new and only man in her life now. Also the man says her mother and I do. Please don't be dramatic and take away from their moment.
@@ladennayoung2939 Actually this part in the ceremony “Who gives?” dates back to the times when women literally belonged to their fathers and were married off in exchange for a dowry. So no it's not unusual for modern day brides to see it as an odd thing to include. 😒
